SAPPORO--The city government announced a same-day luggage delivery service for visitors staying overnight at the Jozankei onsen here. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan is expected to hike rates this week, CNBC survey shows
Out of 19 economists, 18 agreed on prospects of a rate hike, with most pointing to a recent change in tone of the BOJ leadership as driving their expectations. ( read original story ...)
Apex Legends Global Series Sets Record with Inaugural Asia Championship in Sapporo
The Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) is gearing up to host its Year 4 Championship in Sapporo, Japan, anticipated to draw around 30,000 attendees over five days at the Daiwa House PREMIST DOME. ( read original story ...)
Talent exchange, start-up opportunities: How new campus creates two-way launch pad for Singapore-Japan tech ventures
NUS partnership aims to help South-east Asian start-ups navigate Japan’s complex business landscape while supporting Japanese firms’ expansion plans across the region. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama named King of Hammers race title sponsor
Yokohama Tire Corp. has been named title sponsor of the Yokohama Tire Every Man Challenge Race at King of the Hammers. ( read original story ...)
Tsubame BHB selected as a “2025 Global Cleantech 100” company
Tsubame BHB Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Yokohama, Kanagawa Pref.; Representative Director and CEO: Koji Nakamura), which strives for the social implementation and commercialization of distributed ammonia ... ( read original story ...)
I’m Switching From BFGs to Yokohamas on My Can-Am X3 UTV, It’s Gonna Be Interesting
Let's see what the new kid in town has. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber to Close Prague OHT Tire Plant
Yokohama Rubber Prague plant will close by June 2025 as part of a strategy to optimize off-highway tire manufacturing. ( read original story ...)
Only 4 of Tokyo’s 23 wards with street smoking bans fine heated tobacco users
Only four of Tokyo's 23 wards ban street smoking of both traditional cigarettes and heated tobacco products and impose fines for violations, ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Ensign sells out of Japan tour after winning first place on terrestrial music shows for the first time.
Group n.SSign has sold out consecutive Japanese performances, following its first No. 1 ranking in music broadcasts. On the 18th, Ensign performed its third ... ( read original story ...)
Large fire breaks out in Japan’s Osaka near tourist landmark, live images show
A large fire broke out in a commercial building near a famous tourist landmark, Tsutenkaku Tower, in Osaka in western Japan, local TV footage showed on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Fire breaks out near major tourist landmark in Osaka
A massive fire erupted in a commercial building near the famous Tsutenkaku Tower, a popular tourist landmark in Osaka in western Japan, according to local TV footage on Tuesday. More follows The ... ( read original story ...)
Singaporean actress Jeanette Aw returns to Japan for a string of patisserie pop-ups
Aw, who is best known for playing the lead character in the hit Channel 8 period drama The Little Nyonya (2008) and will return for a cameo in the spin-off series Emerald Hill set to premiere in March ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top FX diplomat warns against speculative bets on yen
Japan is closely watching currency market positions, including those built on speculative bets, because volatility in exchange rates is undesirable, its top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura said on ... ( read original story ...)
Coupang Eats launches first overseas delivery service in Tokyo
Coupang Eats launched its first overseas service, a food delivery pilot in Tokyo, after withdrawing from Japan in 2023. ( read original story ...)
22-yr-old patient arrested for allegedly stabbing director at clinic in Osaka Pref.
A 22-year-old man was arrested on Jan. 20 on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a medical clinic director in Izumiotsu, O･･･ ( read original story ...)